I was unable to recreate this problem on Ubuntu 17.10. Can you provide some more details about the version of apport you have installed or what exactly you are seeing?
bdmurray@impulse:~$ apt-cache policy apport apport: Installed: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Candidate: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Version table: *** 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 500 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu artful-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu artful-updates/main i386 Packages 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu artful-security/main amd64 Packages 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu artful-security/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.20.7-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu artful/main i386 Packages bdmurray@impulse:~$ /usr/share/apport/apport-gtk
I was unable to recreate this problem on Ubuntu 17.10. Can you provide some more details about the version of apport you have installed or what exactly you are seeing?
bdmurray@impulse:~$ apt-cache policy apport 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu artful-updates/main amd64 Packages 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu artful-updates/main i386 Packages 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu artful- security/ main amd64 Packages 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu artful- security/ main i386 Packages dpkg/status 20.7-0ubuntu3 500 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 192.168. 10.7/ubuntu artful/main i386 Packages apport/ apport- gtk
apport:
Installed: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5
Candidate: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5
Version table:
*** 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 500
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2.
500 http://
500 http://
bdmurray@impulse:~$ /usr/share/